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Is your facebook addiction properly fed?

It is a rush every single time. It can make you feel the highest you’ve ever felt and then give you a complete and total collapse. No, I’m not talking about my articles, or heroin1, but the facebook phenomenon. Don’t lie to me, or yourself . you know you are addicted, but it’s OK, because you are not alone.

Poly junior Reid runs toward signature cross country season

Phillip Reid’s legs have earned him many, many miles under his belt.

A top member of the men’s cross country team and a kinesiology junior, cross country running has been a passion since his very early childhood, when at age 5 or 6 he took up youth track.

Odom's resiliency key for Lakers

When you see Jack Nicholson’s name, you probably think of one thing – he’s a great actor. A man who had just as much of an impact on Hollywood as any individual ever to come through that pollution-ridden, traffic-jammed place they call Los Angeles.

But when I think of Nicholson, I think of that big grin sitting frontcourt watching the Lakers.

Anime retailer expands with grand opening

Fans of Japanese animation in Paso Robles will be overjoyed when Anime Express moves in Saturday, bringing along with them well-known voice actors and a manga artist for their grand opening.

Anime Express, also located on Madonna Rd. in San Luis Obispo, is the only retailer on the Central Coast dedicated entirely to Japanese animation (or anime), comic books (or manga), and imported video games.

Conservation Fallout: Nuclear Protest at Diablo Canyon

The Central Coast has its fair share of famous sites and attractions-the rolling Nipomo Dunes, the funky little town of Avila Beach, and Montana de Oro State Park among other prominent locales-all celebrated ecological features of the region that attracts millions of tourists each year.

Transitioning at the speed of light

While you’re watching “Grey’s Anatomy” online for free this week, first ponder why you’ve lowered your standards and then take a moment and think about this: Not one writer, actor, director or key grip is getting a cent of profit as you sit and enjoy your McDreamy pleasure.

The house party from hell

I like to think that the fundamental reason we go to parties is to share a drink and a hearty laugh with our good friends while sharing the floor with new faces that are just as fun and exciting – a panacea of sorts to a rough week at the office. Unfortunately, not all parties have such a cheery atmosphere and instead turn out to be the biggest nightmare of the weekend.

Police arrest 4 SLO residents for sale of drugs, weapons

Four San Luis Obispo residents are in police custody after a drug raid late Monday night on five locations throughout the city. The suspects, Robert Trevino, Pedro Ibarra, Phillip Furia and Claudia Rosales were arrested on suspicion of crimes ranging from possession and sales of a controlled substance to child endangerment, according to San Luis Obispo police chief Deborah Linden.

Prop 1D squeaks by, gives millions to Cal Poly

A proposition that will infuse $10.4 billion into California’s education system, including $16.7 million for Cal Poly over two years, was headed toward approval as of deadline Tuesday.

Despite trailing earlier in the night, Proposition 1D was up by a margin of five points, 54.

Romero returns for third term as mayor

Voters re-elected San Luis Obispo Mayor Dave Romero Tuesday for his third term. He won by 16.79 percent in a race against John Ewan, a business owner and City Council member, City Council member Christine Mulholland and artisan welder Don Hedrick. Romero led the race the whole way through.

Great West looks to expand from 5 to at least 8 teams

The Great West Football Conference is looking into expanding to at least eight teams in order to secure an automatic bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, the Mustang Daily has learned.

In a phone interview Tuesday, Great West commissioner Ed Grom declined to name what schools the Great West has contacted about joining the football-only conference, in which Cal Poly is currently one of five I-AA teams.